The Secret Shop of Poisons
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The Secret Shop of Poisons
9.99 €
“The hardest truths are never found on the surface. They must be dragged out, held up to the light, and washed clean.”
“The Secret Shop of Poisons” is the most high-profile debut of 2021. A novel translated into 23 languages. A New York Times bestseller and an Oprah Winfrey Book of the Month.
1791. A cold February evening. The back streets of a small London alley. Nella is waiting for a new customer in her apothecary shop. Once a healer, Nella now uses her knowledge to help desperate women free themselves from the men who have treated them meanly and cruelly.
But that evening, instead of a customer, twelve-year-old Eliza will appear on her doorstep, and this acquaintance will lead to unexpected events. Nella and all the women whose names she carefully keeps in her journal will find themselves in danger.
Present day. Caroline Parswell has sacrificed a lot for her family, most importantly her career as a researcher. And so, on the eve of her wedding anniversary, she learns of her husband's infidelity and goes to London to escape and come to her senses. Caroline wanders aimlessly around the city, sinking deeper and deeper into her experiences. And then an unexpected find: a small antique bottle sparkled under her feet on the bank of the Thames...
“The Secret Shop of Poisons” is the most high-profile debut of 2021. A novel translated into 23 languages. A New York Times bestseller and an Oprah Winfrey Book of the Month.
1791. A cold February evening. The back streets of a small London alley. Nella is waiting for a new customer in her apothecary shop. Once a healer, Nella now uses her knowledge to help desperate women free themselves from the men who have treated them meanly and cruelly.
But that evening, instead of a customer, twelve-year-old Eliza will appear on her doorstep, and this acquaintance will lead to unexpected events. Nella and all the women whose names she carefully keeps in her journal will find themselves in danger.
Present day. Caroline Parswell has sacrificed a lot for her family, most importantly her career as a researcher. And so, on the eve of her wedding anniversary, she learns of her husband's infidelity and goes to London to escape and come to her senses. Caroline wanders aimlessly around the city, sinking deeper and deeper into her experiences. And then an unexpected find: a small antique bottle sparkled under her feet on the bank of the Thames...
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